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Link: https://www.rt.com/russia/586645-west-shocked-russia-sanctions-resilience/
The country has shown economic strength and the ability to pursue independent policy on the global stage, Andrey Belousov has said | Russia’s resilience in the face of the unprecedented Western sanctions pressure has caught the US and its allies off guard, the nation’s first deputy prime minister, Andrey Belousov, said on Sunday. Moscow has achieved economic sovereignty and demonstrated the ability to pursue independent policy and defend national interests despite external pressure, he added. [...] When Moscow launched its military operation in Ukraine in February 2022, the US and its allies responded with an unprecedented range of economic sanctions. Several Russian banks were cut off from the SWIFT system, while many foreign companies, ranging from luxury clothing brands to IKEA, announced they would cease operations in the country.